19 posts in 2024
The following is a summary of a thread on facebook with >100 comments. It aims it create a summary of the various perspectives and was created using AI. Introduction Tango, a dance rich in tradition and passion, is undergoing a significant transformation. The trend of dancing a single tanda (a sequence of dances) with a […]
The previous entry “The experience of flow in dance” was written by AI. How? It uses an algorithm that helps the AI bootstrap the writing process by asking itself questions, and then using these questions for web research, outlining, and writing. Quite fascinating. Application Link: storm · Streamlit (stanford.edu) Here is a screenshot of the […]
Please note: the article below was fully written by AI, without human interaction. It is written using an application called STORM based on current research by a group of smart scientists at Stanford (paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.14207) Download: Flow, a psychological state coined by Hungarian-American psychologist Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, represents a condition of deep absorption and engagement in […]
A lot has been written about “arrogance” or “snobbery” in tango, especially felt by newcomers into tango scenes or travellers. “Why don’t they dance with me”? Read this: My primary hypothesis goes back to the notion of *trust* in tango, which is an absolute must when you intimately engage with a stranger in each others’ […]
Part 5 of a series. How to use Midjourney to create tango visuals.
Part 4 of a series. How to use Stable Diffusion via NightCafe to create tango visuals.
Part 3 of a series. How to use DALL-E via ChatGPT to create tango visuals.
Part 2 of a series. How to use DALL-E via Bing to create tango visuals.
Over the last weeks, I have played with different Ai models to generate pictures of tango dancers. Sometimes with good results, sometimes with not-so-good results. In general, there are two main areas of problems with the images: Cliche and Hands.
From the box of things organizers need to deal with, in case you wanted some insights about guest list management. Scenario A “Single leader signs up for a marathon, and gets in – of course. A few days later, he sends an email – sorry guys, I forgot to mention who my partner is”. Scenario […]
A few more thoughts for project TangoVerse: As detailed in What makes Facebook so useful?, one key feature for an alternative to Facebook for the tango community are events, both from the organizing and marketing side, but also from the participating side, especially for events that attract traveling dancers. I think local milongas are often […]
Today, I found out about a new project that wants to bring events management through WordPress into the Fediverse (@blog). Which, if it works, would be amazing, especially because there are so many great event plugins for WordPress already… for example, RNT – Rhein-Neckar-Tango uses the excellent The Event Calendar plugin. The team is collaborating […]
One of the blog posts that I personally am still searching for is the last post of the series “The tango matrix”, where the author spills secrets of “what really is happening at the milonga, and once you know that, you can never go back”. The series was written by Dave Donatiu (can’t find a […]
Admit it: if you are a tango dancer, you have tried it. And failed to create something interesting. Usually there are issues with everything that makes tango interesting: the embrace (position, heads, arms, hands), the expressions, the pose. The AI reproduces stereotypes mostly, and doesn’t understand hands and basic dance anatomy. However, with some seed […]
Previously (Preventing memory loss for tango blogs) I shared how I wanted to get old tango blogs to be archived on archive.org so we don’t lose the stories and ideas from our collective memory. A reader commented that she also has one of the blogs on my list, and would like some individual posts be […]
Once upon a time there was this great tango blog, but… I can’t find it anymore. It has been abandoned by its owner, and the content is lost forever. Wait, don’t we have https://archive.org for cases like this? Yes, and no. Content is not automatically archived. Someone needs to start the archival process. Let’s make […]
Here’s an idea for making my home tango community better. I have provided the regional calendar since 2007, and it contains a calendar of milongas, workshops, and some lessons, a list of announcements, and everything together not just as a portal website, but also as a regular weekly newsletter that gives an update on what […]
The tango network has been using Facebook for more than a decade, and many are using Facebook predominantly for their tango life, which doesn’t just include the dance as an activity, but also a great way to make friends, participate in community, or travel. Tango has been proven over and over again that it becomes […]
Last weekend this question came up at a milonga: If we move away from Facebook, how will that work? Certainly there would be a phase where we will need to be on Facebook still, while building the alternative? Of course, and it won’t be easy. Especially because we don’t yet really know if people (“everyone”) […]